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Interactive digital catalogs for touch-screen devices

a touchscreen device and digital catalog technology, applied in the field of interactive digital catalogs for touchscreen devices, can solve problems such as labor-intensive processes

Active Publication Date: 2014-05-08
INFOSYS LTD
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Benefits of technology

The invention provides a method for creating interactive digital catalogs for touch-screen devices like the iPad. These catalogs can be accessed through a user interface created using mobile coding technology and personal touch screen computing devices. The invention also includes unique features like an "Info Dial UI" for providing additional information to the user and a "Circle a Product" feature for easier selection of products. These features enhance the user experience and make it easier for users to interact with the catalogs.

Problems solved by technology

However, using and searching presently-available websites of purveyors who advertise and sell such goods and services to consumers can be a very labor-intensive process.

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[0010]As a prefatory statement, it is to be understood that the method and system of the present invention assumes usage of a specific computer program product that is used within an electronic commerce (or “e-commerce”) environment and that comprises certain system building block “components.” Those components are data structures, data processors and interfaces, and each component is a functional element. The data structures are places to organize and store data. The data processors are used to manipulate data by performing processes or applying algorithms to the data. The interfaces connect the data structures and the data processors to the outside world, or to other data structures and data processors, including the virtual internet-based community that exists within the “world wide web” or “www.” The program includes source code which is a list of instructions, written in a selected computer language, and then converted into computer machine language, which language the computer...

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Abstract

A computer implemented method, system and computer program product features “Info Dial UI,” a degree-based and tactilely-initiated dialing gesture for providing product information to a user. This feature allows the user to tactilely control the amount of product information displayed to the user as the user tactilely moves an indicia along an arc. It also features a related “Circle a Product” feature. This method, system and computer program product provides the user with prompts and guidance for improving product purchases via mobile encoding technology and personal computing devices.

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[0001]This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 664,706, filed Jun. 26, 2012.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates generally to the marketing and selling of products and services. It also relates generally to web-based (i.e. utilized by means of the virtual community that exists on the “internet” or within the “world wide web,” or “www”) methods and systems for acquiring, storing, processing, retrieving and displaying information and data. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method, system and software product that provides an enhanced electronic interactive digital catalog for touch-screen devices that allows users and consumers of various goods and services to search for and select suitable goods and services from purveyors. It also relates to a user-friendly and computerized platform for searching for and receiving information as to certain products sold via digital catalogs, such catalogs being available for use wit...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/01G06F3/0488
CPCG06F3/0488G06F3/016G06Q30/0643
Inventor ALI, ARISHKOWTA, DANIEL
Owner INFOSYS LTD